Institutions, Transition Economies, And Economic Development

Timothy J. Yeager received his Ph.D. from Washington University. He wrote Institutions, Transition Economies, and Economic Development while teaching at Humboldt State University. He currently works at the Federal Reserve in St. Louis.

• Introduction -- Dependency Theory and Neoclassical Growth Theory -- The Coase Theorem: The Link to Institutions -- Institutions and Economic Growth: The Static Case -- Institutions and Economic Growth: The Dynamic Case -- The Polity as Creator of Institutions -- Transition from Socialism to Capitalism -- Poland and Russia in Transition -- Institutions and Economic Development -- Mexico and South Korea in Development -- China in Transition and Development -- Conclusion